Fall Pippin

An old American dual purpose apple.

Origin: USA, 1806

Pollination: Fall Pippin is a self-sterile triploid and would require a pollinator to produce a crop. Pollination partners

Fall Pippin apple trees produced to special order

Closing date for custom graft orders: 14 Jul 2024

We do not stock this variety, but we can produce custom-graft trees for you. Trees can be grafted on any of the following rootstocks:

Form	Rootstock	Price
Maiden	M9Dwarfing	£39.00
Maiden	M26Semi-dwarfing	£39.00
Maiden	MM106Semi-vigorous	£39.00
Maiden	MM111Vigorous	£39.00
Maiden	M25Very vigorous	£39.00

Custom graft trees would be supplied in December 2025. More details of our custom grafting service here.

History and description of Fall Pippin

First recorded in USA in 1806. Possibly a seedling Holland Pippin or White Spanish Reinette. Introduced to UK c1820’s by William Cobbett. Dual purpose variety popular commercially and for home orchards in America in the early 19th century. Quite brisk flavour. Cooks to a rather bland puree. A predominantly yellow, smooth-skinned fruit.

Characteristics of Fall Pippin apple trees

Use	Dual Cul & Des
Colour	Yellow
Flavour	Subacid
Fruit size	Medium
Picking time	Mid Sep
Season of use	Sep-Oct
Tree vigour	Moderate
Tree habit	Upright-spreading
Fruit-bearing	Spur-bearer
Cropping
Pollination date	12
Pollination group	D
Self-fertility	Self-sterile triploid
Pollinators	Pollination partners